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Victorian Railways D class "Rodgers" Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in 1,600 mm )Leading dia. 26 in (0.660 m) Driver dia.5 ft (1.524 m) Wheelbase 40 ft 1.5 in (12.230 m)[1] Axle load 10 long tons 15 cwt (24,100 lb or 10.9 t)[1] Loco weight 33 long tons 6 cwt (74,600 lb or 33.8 t)[1] Tender weight 24 long tons 1 cwt (53,900 lb or 24.4 t)[1] Total weight 57 long tons 7 cwt (128,500 lb or 58.3 t)[1] Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg)[1] Water cap. 2,031 imp gal (9,230 L; 2,439 US gal)[1] Heating surface: • Firebox 88.52 sq ft (8.224 m2 )[1] • Tubes 879.52 sq ft (81.710 m2 )[1] • Total surface 968 sq ft (90 m2 )[1] Cylinders 2, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)[1] Valve gear Stephenson
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 2 Numbers 162, 164 Official name Neil , Neil's Sister First run 7 August 1877 Disposition Both scrapped
The D class of 1876 was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways , and among the first such engines to operate in Australia.
Both examples were scrapped.[2] [3]
References Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade . Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 12. . Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years . Melbourne: ARHS. pp. 78–82. . Specific
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